Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Kit for April

If you’re looking for paper crafting inspiration Paper Pumpkin is here to inspire you and bring creativity to your door each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is a subscription kit brought to you by the folks at Stampin’ Up. When you sign up you’ll get a box full of just about everything you need to complete multiples of that months project along with an instruction sheet and a link to an on-line video tutorial. Kits might include things like a clear stamp set, blank cards and envelopes, ink pads, stickers, embellishments, washi tape, twine and more. In most cases scissors are all you might need to complete the projects, a clear stamping block will be included in your very first kit.

This months kit is really fun and different and includes everything you’ll need to make 3D paper wreath including a foam wreath shape, die cut leaf strips, die cut flowers and branch, ribbon, chalk board tags, sign, small ink pad and adhesives.

For my wreath I followed the kit instructions but I had supplies left over so I also made a pretty card. On a yellow cardstock base I layered green and kraft cardstock, adding a strip of the die leaves cut in half across the bottom. I cut little strips of kraft for stems and added the yellow paper flowers on the stems, scrunching up the center flower on a brad instead of folding it. On a tag I stamped the words, colored the flowers with a gel pen and tied some extra ribbon around, adhering it to the card with foam squares.

Or you have a chance to win this months Paper Pumpkin kit! The generous folks over at Stampin’ Up are offering to giveaway a kit to one lucky Craft Gossip reader, simply leave a comment below to be entered, one comment will be randomly chosen. One comment per person, open to US residents only. Giveaway runs from today through 5/3/15.